Railroad cross-pavement construction



Jan. 7, 1930. H. A. MY ERS RAILROAD CROSS PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTLON Filed April 12, .1929

Patented Jan. 7, 1930 UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE HUBERT A. MYERS, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO ARTHUR S. I- IICKOK,

OF TOLEDO, OHIO I RAILROAD CROSS-PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION Application filed April 12,

My invention has for its object to provide a metal pavement that may be readily taken up and replaced and, consequently, is of particular value in connection with railroad crossings, where it is necessary to frequently adjust railroad beds and replace ties, which makes the ordinary pavement of railroad crossings exceedingly expensive in View of the fact that such pavements have to be torn up and replaced each time the track or the bed is repaired. This invention particularly relates to the provision of a convenient means whereby the parts of the pavement may be readily removed. The cast iron parts of the pavements which embody my invention are for covering the ends of the ties and portions of the bed located on the outside of the ends of the ties.

The invention may be contained in pavement constructions that vary in their details, and, to illustrate a practical application of the invention, I have selected one of such pavement constructions as an example of the various embodiments of my invention and shall describe the pavement construction selected hereinafter. The pavement structure is shown in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a railroad crossing having the parts embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view of one of the parts of panels containing the invention. Fig. 3 is an end view of the part illustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the parts inverted. Fig. 5 is a view of a section taken on the plane of the line 55 indicated in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a perspective View of a part of the pavement formed by assembly of the parts illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4.

The cast iron parts 1 are used for covering the ends of the ties 2 and on the outside of the rails 3. Each of the parts is provided with a pair of legs 4 that are, preferably, pyramidal in form to give them strength. The lower end surfaces 5 of the legs 4 are, preferably, shaped to conform to the angle of the surface 6 of the base 7 of the rail and the edge of the part 1 at the end where the legs 1 are located is provided with a surface 8 that fits the side 9 of the top 10 of the v s 1 r 7 the inwardly engaging hook the part 1 at right 1929. Serial 'No. 354,456.

rail. The legs 4 are providedwith inclined surfaces 11 that conform to the underside surfaces 12- of the top 10 of the rail The surfaces 8 and 11 are continuous in that they fit the side .and under surfaces 9 and '12 of the top 10 of the rail 3, so as to locatefthe corner 13 of the pavement part 1substantially in the Corner 1 10f therail 3, while the lower ends of the legs 4 rest'u'pon the base 7 of the rail.

In order to-hold the pavement part 1 in this position, a support rail '15is located on the outside ends of the ties.. 2 andin'position to support the outer ends ofthe parts 1 so that the top surfaces of'the parts 11will be located substantially inthe plane of-the top surface of the rail 3. Theauxiliary rails 15 have a head, or an enlarged'topjportion '16, a flange or web 17 and a base-18. Theweb and the base preferably forman L-s'haped metal structure, the base 18 exten'dingftowards "the rail 3 and {secured by suitable spikes on opposite sides'of the rail 15. The

underside of eachof 'thepavem'ent parts 1 isprovided'withajpair of hooks or slotted .ears 19 and 20, one located at a point slightly auxiliary railwill extend in a diagonal position relative tojthepart 1 and, when thepart' 1 is turned so as to locatethe side edges of angles to the rails 15,'the hook or slotted ear'l9jwill engage thelinside of the web 17 and" the under side of the head "16, while the hook or engaging ear 22 will en- .gage the outside of theweb 17 and the under side of the head 16. Thus, the.parts.1 are located in succession in position along the rails '3 and l5,or, if desired, a certain number of the parts may he slid along the rails and one of the parts may be turned angularly to unlock the connection between the hooked ears 19 and 20 with the rail 15, and removed. As many of the pavement parts may thus be removed as may be desired to enable the performance of any desired operations upon the track or the bed. They may then be readily replaced and the other pavement parts slid into position as required.

In order to lock the parts in position, the first and last of the parts are provided with downwardly extending webs 25 which terminate in laterally extending flanges 26 that may be located on the ends of two of the ties 2. Railroad spikes 27 may be driven into the tie so as to engage the flanges 26 and lock the end parts of the pavement construction in position and, consequently, look all of the other avement parts in position.

Preferably the parts are provided with sloping surfaces 30 to locate the surfaces of the portions of the parts 1 in vicinity of the rails 3 below the surfaces of the top of the rails, to insure clearance of these parts from the wheels of the trains that move over the tracks.

I claim:

1. In a pavement member formed of metal and having surfaces that conform to the base and the sides of the rails, an auxiliary rail for supporting the outer end of the pavement part, the part having a pair of hooked members for engaging the opposite sides of the auxiliary rail and beneath the head of the auxiliary rail.

2. In a metal crossroad pavement construction comprising a plurality of metal parts, each part having portions for resting on the base of the rail and for engaging the under side surfaces of the tops of the rails, a support rail, each part having hooked members for engaging the opposite sides of the support rail and the under side of the head of the support rail for securing the surfaces of the opposite ends in contact with the corresponding surfaces of the rail of the railroad track.

3. In a metal crossroad pavement construction comprising a plurality of metal parts, each part having portions for resting on the base of the rail and for engaging the under side surfaces of the tops of the rails, a support rail, each part having hooked members for engaging the opposite sides of the support rail and the under side of the head of the support rail for securing the surfaces of the opposite ends in contact with the corresponding surfaces of the rail of the railroad track, the end parts having flanges located on the ties to lock the parts of the pavement construction.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

HUBERT A. MYERS. 

